Religious Studies at University of Georgia

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if University of Georgia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UGA Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
• Master’s Degree in Religion
• Doctorate Degree in Religion

UGA Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at UGA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at UGA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	25
Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	112

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in religion from UGA. This makes it the #73 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at UGA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at University of Georgia.

UGA Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 religion majors earned their bachelor's degree from UGA. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at UGA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religion bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA Religious Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in religion from UGA. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a master's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Philosophy

Careers That Religion Grads May Go Into

A degree in religion can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.